Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Schnarr was shot and killed while investigating a disturbance at a restaurant on Chouteau Street. A patron had been barred from the restaurant several days earlier for having several unpaid bills. The man appeared at the restaurant with a revolver and started making a commotion. The restaurant owner's wife pushed the man out of the door and locked it. The man then began banging on the door and yelling. As Officer Schnarr approached to see what was happening the suspect suddenly turned and shot him three times, killing him almost instantly. The suspect fled on a train but was later apprehended in Kimmswick, Missouri. On October 31, 1912, the 20-year-old suspect was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life. On February 7, 1924, he was transferred to Fulton Insane Asylum where he died on April 12, 1958.
Survivors
Officer Schnarr had been with the agency for five years and was survived by his wife.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Schnarr gave the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the St. Louis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Schnarr.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Louis Schnarr is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In MO, 516 of 813 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.5% of this state's fallen. That is 63.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, 112 of 176 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Louis Schnarr's cause is highlighted.
How Louis Schnarr Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Louis Schnarr is highlighted in Jun.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Louis Schnarr was killed by handgun.
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